To be or not to be a doctor, that is the question: a review of serious incidents of violence against doctors in China from 2003-2013

摘要

Background The fact that violence against doctors is occurring in China is a hot topic worldwide today. Many doctors have been killed and injured. To gain a better understanding of this phenomenon in China, we collected evidence of serious violence against medical practitioners in China in order to appeal to the Chinese government and urge them to take action.Methods We collected cases of medical violence reported by local media and news websites and researched published works on hospital violence in English or Chinese from databases such as PubMed, Google Scholar, and NCBI from 2003 to 2013. Only cases involving serious medical violence resulting in death or injuries were selected.